domesticated
adjective
having been domesticated; adapted over generations to live in association with humans.
semi-domesticated
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a word derived from
domesticated.
Example Sentences
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Darwin’s own observation that the warrah behaved in a docile and curious manner may bolster notions the creature was a semi-domesticated form of Dusicyon avus.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2024
But the writing never veered far from her main subject: everyday encounters with the landscape and its inhabitants, from rowdy children to pompous local officials to semi-domesticated animals.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2022
Seurujärvi fears this would spell the end for the reindeer herding practised by the Sami, in which the semi-domesticated animals are allowed to graze freely, consuming more than 400 different types of plants.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 23, 2019
In 2015, it was revealed that a semi-domesticated wolf had been used in the John Hurt-narrated series as producers were unable to find any wild wolves.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2018
Rock Dove: Columba livia Gmelin.—This species was introduced into North America by man from European stocks of semi-domesticated ancestry.
From The Breeding Birds of Kansas by Richard F. Johnston
